Snap-on launches new YouTube channel
Published: 24 January, 2020
Snap-on has launched a new UK YouTube channel. Videos featured on the channel include in-depth platform training modules as well as the Diagnostic Quick Tips series.
Training modules on the platform cover Intelligent Diagnostics, SureTrack, setup and navigation including Wi-Fi connectivity on applicable tools. Functional tests are also available, encompassing the current ZEUS, TRITON-D8, VERUS Edge, MODIS Edge, SOLUS Edge and ETHOS Edge scan tools, plus the VERUS PRO, MODIS Ultra, SOLUS Ultra, ETHOS Tech and VANTAGE Ultra systems, and much more.
A spokesman for Snap-on said: “Each platform has its own individual playlist which allows the videos to be followed in sequence and at the technician’s own comfort level. The videos are created to not only show technicians how to use Snap-on scan tools but also to demonstrate how they can be employed to solve the problems they face every day in the workshop.”
The channel is available at www.youtube.com/channel/UCnv8z5cgMKy62plYd9RNKTA
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